Smugglers (2023 film)

Smugglers
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
밀수
Hanja
密輸
RRMilsu
MRMilsu
Directed byRyoo Seung-wan
Written by
  • Ryoo Seung-wan
  • Kim Jeong-yeon
  • Choi Cha-won
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byLee Kang-hee
Music byChang Kiha
Production
company
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
Running time
129 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$36.9 million

Smugglers (Korean: 밀수; RR: Milsu) is a 2023 South Korean crime film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, who co-wrote the film with Kim Jeong-yeon. The film stars Kim Hye-soo, Yum Jung-ah, Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Kim Jong-soo, and Go Min-si. It was released theatrically on July 26, 2023.

The film is said to be based on the motif of haenyeo who participated in smuggling in the 1970s, overlapping with the fact that a female smuggling ring was active in Busan at the time.